GB4 (HánYán, “Jaw Contentment”) is an acupuncture point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the head, within the temporal region, at the junction of the upper one-quarter and lower three-quarters of the distance along a curved line connecting ST8 (Touwei) and GB7 (Qubin). It dispels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain, and benefits the head and sensory orifices.
On the head, within the temporal region, at the junction of the upper one-quarter and lower three-quarters of the distance along a curved line connecting ST8 (Touwei) and GB7 (Qubin).
Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun, directed anteriorly or posteriorly along the scalp.
Dispels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain, and benefits the head and sensory orifices.
Migraine, headache, dizziness from wind, tinnitus, deafness, pain in the outer canthus of the eye, neck pain, toothache, lockjaw, convulsions, joint pain with sweating (Li Jie Feng), sneezing, body heat.
Hanyan is a key local point for treating temporal headaches and migraines, especially when the pain radiates towards the eye. Its location at the temporalis muscle makes it effective for conditions involving the jaw, such as bruxism, TMJ disorders, and trismus. As a meeting point of three yang channels on the head, it is well-suited to clear wind and heat causing dizziness, tinnitus, and eye pain.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
頷厭二穴，在曲周下腦空上廉，手足少陽陽明之交會。 針入七分，留七呼，可灸三壯According to this text, GB4 lies below Qüzhou at the upper edge of Naokong, at the meeting of the hand and foot Shaoyang and Yangming. Needling is 7 fen, retained for 7 breaths, with 3 moxa cones.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 面部凡三十九穴第十 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
頷厭二穴，深刺令人聾。 主頭風痛，目眩耳鳴，頸項強急，目外眥急，喜嚏，頸痛，驚癇，歷節風，汗出The text warns that deep needling of GB4 can cause deafness. It records use for head-wind pain, dizziness and tinnitus, stiff neck, tension at the outer canthus, frequent sneezing, neck pain, fright epilepsy, joint-running wind, and sweating.
GB4 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB4 (HánYán) is located on the head, within the temporal region, at the junction of the upper one-quarter and lower three-quarters of the distance along a curved line connecting ST8 (Touwei) and GB7 (Qubin).
GB4 dispels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain, and benefits the head and sensory orifices. Common clinical indications include migraine, headache, dizziness from wind, tinnitus, deafness, pain in the outer canthus of the eye, neck pain, toothache, lockjaw, convulsions, joint pain with sweating (Li Jie Feng), sneezing, body heat.
Transverse insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun, directed anteriorly or posteriorly along the scalp. Caution: The Su Wen commentary cited in the Zi Sheng Jing warns that deep needling can cause hearing loss.
GB4 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).